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Contract Duration: - 13 months

Working arrangement: Office based

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

PURPOSE OF ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT:

SCOPE OF WORK:

The International MICS Consultant (IMC) will support and provide guidance to UNICEF Uganda and UBOS for the design, implementation and completion of the MICS survey in Uganda. The IMC will advise and support UBOS, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, reporting, dissemination and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols and recommendations are being followed at all times.

The IMC will be responsible for supporting the UNICEF MICS Team in coordinating and supporting the technical assistance to the MICS process. The consultant will work in close collaboration with the survey team, the stakeholders, and Steering and Technical Committees and will as well where possible represent UNICEF in meetings and workshops in relation to the survey as needed. The IMC will also work in close collaboration with the Monitoring Manager at the UNICEF Regional Office (RO) and the MICS Team at UNICEF Headquarters (HQ), as well as experts and consultants assigned to support the Uganda MICS (collectively labelled “The UNICEF MICS Team”).

Main activities:

1. Provide technical and managerial support to the MICS,
2. Present the MICS methodology, tools, and guidelines to partners/stakeholders (e.g. Line Ministries, UN Agencies, etc.),
3. Finalise, in collaboration with national partners and UNICEF CO, the Survey Plan and Budget, including the timetable, and share with the Regional MICS Coordinator,
4. Ensure that the Ethical Protocol and other ethical recommendations are addressed in the survey implementation process and that all MICS-related documents are shared with the national Ethical Committee on time for approval,
5. Oversee each stage of the survey process and ensure that the MICS protocols and standards are followed by the UBOS, more specifically during training and field supervision visits,
6. Communicate regularly with the UNICEF CO and/or the UNICEF MICS Team, responding to all MICS-related issues in a timely manner, 7. Provide monthly updates on MICS activities to the UNICEF CO and Regional MICS Coordinator,
8. Coordinate the work of UBOS specialists and the UNICEF MICS Team, and other resource persons assigned by the UNICEF CO and/or the UNICEF MICS Team to support different survey stages,
9. Ensure that external technical reviews by experts (i.e., Sampling, Data Processing, and Household Survey experts and consultants) are carried out at key survey stages and coordinate the feedback and response between the CO, the UNICEF MICS Team and the UBOS,
10. Ensure that all survey-related documents and deliverables are properly archived throughout the survey process (for example: Memorandum of Understanding, Survey Plan and Budget, questionnaires, manuals, sample design, training/pre-test reports, expert reports, CAPI application, field check tables, output and tabulation plan tables, syntaxes, datasets, cluster geocodes, boundary shapefiles, Survey Findings Report, Statistical Snapshots, dissemination materials, etc.),
11. Participate in all MICS Steering and Technical Committee meetings,
12. Participate in, and contribute to MICS Regional Workshops,
13. Organise, as required, and facilitate the national Data Interpretation and Report Compilation Workshop,
14. Ensure that lessons learned, problems, and good practices are documented throughout the MICS process and rapidly shared with the MICS community (other MICS implementing countries and the UNICEF MICS Team) through all means available,
15. Support planning and customisation of other MICS initiatives (MICS Plus, MICS GIS, MICS Link) in collaboration with the relevant experts of these initiatives from the Global MICS Team.

In consultation and collaboration with the UNICEF CO and UBOS, the NMC will be responsible for ensuring that the activities highlighted in the schedule below are undertaken following the MICS guidelines and will contribute to the coordination of those activities

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  TMC0001064 External TOR.pdf

Minimum requirements: 

• Education: University Masters in Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, or any other related technical field is required.
  
  
• Work Experience: Proven minimum of 5-year experience in the coordination and/or management of quantitative household surveys (prior MICS or Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)) preferred,
  
  
• Skills : Strong computer skills and strong expertise in statistical analyses (familiarity with data processing and data analysis software, particularly SPSS). Experience with CAPI data collection. Training experience and ability to organise and facilitate training and presentations. Experience in data analysis and survey report writing.
  
  
• Other competencies: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent oral and written communication in language(s) required. Familiarity and previous experience of working in Uganda and/or in the region are highly desirable. Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and to establish harmonious and effective relationships both within and outside the organisation, more specifically with National Statistical Offices. Demonstrated leadership, managerial and supervisory ability. Ability and willingness to travel extensively in-country and to attend regional workshops.

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